May Day is the one day of the year where Hunter Workers, the community, families, friend’s and supporter's come to gather to celebrate the achievement’s of workers. When Hunter Workers first came together to fight for shorter working hours some 160 years ago, they had the future of the community in mind.

Australian workers are indebted to the forward-thinking and courageous generations of Union members left behind us. They paved the way for 'Our Rights At Work’ and the services considered integral to the Australian way of life. Today, our Unions continue to fight for these hard-won benefits. Workers throughout the world unite on May Day to improve the working conditions for their entire communities.